Garbage-wagon.



A. J. JONES.

GARBAGE WAGON.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.12, 1913.

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A. J. JONES.

GARBAGE WAGON. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 12, 1913.

Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

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UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR JOHN JONES, OFBROOKLAND, DIEiTEICT OF COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE SANITARY WAGON (30., A CORPORATION OF DELAVJARE.

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Application filed February 12, 1913.

To aZZ 107mm it may concern.

Be it known that I, ARTHUR JOHN J ONES, a citizen of the Unitec States, residing at Brookland, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improt ements in Garbage-'Wagons; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in garbage wagons and the object in view is to produce an apparatus of this nature so arranged that, when the top is removed for the reception of garbage, gates or closures will be automatically operated to close the main receptacle to prevent the escape of noxious odors.

The invention consists further in the provision of a garbage wagon having means for automatically distributing the garbage within the receptacle after it has been dumped therein.

The invention comprises various details of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

I illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a garbage receptacle showing the manner of operating the spreading device from power derived from one of the wheels on a truck and upon which the receptacle is adapted to be mounted. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal sectional view through the garbage receptacle. Fig. 3 is a top plan view. Fig. a is a section on line t-4t of Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 is a detail of one of the stirrer members.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates a garbage receptacle or tank which may be of any size or shape, preferably rectangular, and provided with lugs B at the opposite ends as is common upon garbage wagons and to which hooks or other attachments may be connected for hoisting the receptacle bodily Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

Serial No. 747,896.

from the truck. The upper portion of the receptacle is provided with a flange A projecting horizontally and :C is a cover with an angled flange C, shown clearly in Figs. 2 and at of the drawings, which fits over and forms a tight seal with the flange A. Said cover is provided with a dome D opening into the receptacle and has a top E which is fixed to the vertically disposed rock shaft F, and H is a handle fixed to said shaft and forming a convenient means for rocking the latter. The lower end of said shaft has fixed thereto a pinion wheel K, shown in the broken away portion of Fig. 3, and which pinion wheel is integral with a semicircular outlined closure or gate N which is adapted to swing in a horizontal position to cooperate with a similar gate or closure N which has an integral piniOn wheel 0 pivotally mounted upon a stub shaft Q which is shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. The two gates N and N, it will be noted, are guided by the curved flanged member S fastened to the under surface of the top and are adapted to swing to form a closure to the bottom of the dome simulta neously with the opening or lateral swinging movement of the top E. In order to limit the movement of the top E, a lug E is formed thereon which is adapted to contact with the wall of the dome when said top is swung in one direction.

Mounted in the opposite upright portions of the top C is a series of rock shafts, each designated by letter T, and to each of which is fixed a garbage pusher T which is preferably convened upon one side and concaved upon its opposite side, as shown clearly in the detail view, Fig. 5 of the drawings. The shafts T are rocked through the medium of the rod I which projects through a slot I formed in the top Q and which is fixedly connected at T to a longitudinal bar T which in turn is pivotally connected by means of the links T* with the various rock shafts.

An eccentric M is fixed to the driving axle P of the truck and a strap M rides upon the circumference of said eccentric and has a rod M projecting therefrom which is pivot-ally connected to the end of the rod I and forms a means for rocking the latter as the wheel rotates, thus imparting a back and forth movement to the various stirrer members T.

The operation of my invention will be readily understood and is as follows: The receptacle is placed upon the truck in the usual manner and is adapted to be swung from the truck upon a rack or other object to be carried away and dumped. When it is desired to dump garbage into the receptacle, the operator by swinging the handle H may cause the top to swing from over the top of the dome. Simultaneously with the swinging of the top, the two semi-circular outlined gates N and N will be swung in an opposite direction or toward each other and form a closure for the bottom part of the dome, thus shutting oi the opening to the atmosphere to prevent the escape of noxious odors from the garbage within the receptacle. By the swinging of the shaft F in one direction, the top E is swung to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3 and the garbage may be dumped into the dome and temporarily supported by the gates. A reverse movement imparted to the shaft F will cause the gates to swing to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, allowing the garbage to fall into the receptacle beneath. As the upper surfaces of the gates scrape against the lower edge of the dome, said gates will be cleared of any garbage which might otherwise adhere thereto. As the truck upon which the receptacle is mounted moves forward, a reciprocating movement will be imparted to the rod which is actuated by the eccentric and a rocking movement will be imparted to the shafts T through the mechanism shown. The members T being convexed upon one side and tapering slightly, it will be noted that the garbage will be thrown from underneath the dome and toward the sidesof the receptacle, thus thoroughly distributing the same. When it is desired to dump the garbage, the shaft rocking member M may be detached from the rod I, and the top of the receptacle, which is ordinarily sealed by the jointed connections shown, may be lifted from the receptacle and the latter dumped in the usual manner.

Vhat I claim to be new is 1. A garbage truck, the body of which constitutes a receptacle, a dome thereon, a swinging top to said dome, a vertical shaft to which said top is fixed, horizontally swinging gates mounted upon the top below said dome, and means for moving the same in opposite directions simultaneously with the movement of said top, as set forth.

2. A garbage truck, the body of which constitutes a receptacle, a dome thereon, a swinging top to said dome, a vertical shaft to which said top is fixed, horizontally swinging gates mounted upon the top below said dome, means for moving the same in opposite directions simultaneously with the movement of said top, and a curved flanged guide member fixed to the under surface of the top and engaged by the outer swinging ends of said gates, as setforth.

3. A garbage truck, the body of which constitutes a receptacle, a dome thereon, a swinging top to said dome, a vertical shaft to which said top is fixed, a stub shaft mounted upon the top, gates, each having an integral pinion wheel which intermesh, said pinion wheels being journaled upon said shafts, a handle fixed to one shaft and adapted to rock the latter, and a curved flanged guiding member fixed to the under surface of the top, as set forth.

4. A garbage receptacle with suitable top, a series of rock shafts mounted in said top, spreader members fixed to said shaft, an eccentric and wheel upon which the same is mounted, a strap about said eccentric, and a rod actuated by the eccentric and adapted to rock said shafts as the wheel rotates, as set forth.

5. A garbage receptacle with suitable top, a series of rock shafts mounted in said top, spreader members fixed to said shaft, an eccentric and wheel upon which the same is mounted, a strap about said eccentric, a rod passing through an aperture in the cover and having pivotal bar connections with said rock shaft, said rod adapted to be actuated by the eccentric for imparting a rocking movement to the various shafts, as set forth.

6. A garbage receptacle with suitable top, a series of rock shafts mounted in said top. spreader members, each having a conical and a concaved surface and fixed to said shaft, and means for rocking the shafts to cause the garbage to be moved toward the opposite sides of the receptacle by said conical surfaces of the Spreaders, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR JOHN J ONES.

Vitnesses A. L. Hover-I, A. R. FowLnR.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of IPatents, Washington, D. G. 

